The current vehicle registration scheme was introduced to mainland UK in September 2001 to combat the problem of an increasing scarcity of car registrations under the previous system. The new scheme is good to run until February 2050.
| Plate # | Image | Period | Plate # | Image | Period |
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| 51 |   | September 2001 to February 2002 | |||
| 02 |   | March 2002 to August 2002 | 52 | | September 2002 to February 2003 |
| 03 |  | March 2003 to August 2003 | 53 | | September 2003 to February 2004 |
| 04 |  | March 2004 to August 2004 | 54 | | September 2004 to February 2005 |
| 05 | | March 2005 to August 2005 | 55 | | September 2005 to February 2006 |
| 06 |  | March 2006 to August 2006 | 56 | | September 2006 to February 2007 |
| 07 |  | March 2007 to August 2007 | 57 | | September 2007 to February 2008 |
| 08 |  | March 2008 to August 2008 | 58 | | September 2008 to February 2009 |
| 09 |  | March 2009 to August 2009 | 59 | | September 2009 to February 2010 |
| 10 | | March 2010 to August 2010 | 60 | | September 2010 to February 2011 |
| 11 | | March 2011 to August 2011 | 61 | | September 2011 to February 2012 |
| 12 | | March 2012 to August 2012 | 62 | | September 2012 to February 2013 |
| 13 | | March 2013 to August 2013 | 63 | | September 2013 to February 2014 |
| 14 | | March 2014 to August 2014 | 64 | | September 2014 to February 2015 |
| 15 | | March 2015 to August 2015 | 65 | | September 2015 to February 2016 |
| 16 | | March 2016 to August 2016 | 66 | | September 2016 to February 2017 |
| 17 | | March 2017 to August 2017 | 67 | | September 2017 to February 2018 |
| 18 | | March 2018 to August 2018 | 68 | | September 2018 to February 2019 |
| 19 | | March 2019 to August 2019 | 69 | | September 2019 to February 2020 |
| 20 | | March 2020 to August 2020 | 70 | | September 2020 to February 2021 |
| 21 | | March 2021 to August 2021 | 71 | | September 2021 to February 2022 |
| 22 | | March 2022 to August 2022 | 72 | | September 2022 to February 2023 |
| 23 | | March 2023 to August 2023 | 73 | | September 2023 to February 2024 |
| 24 | | March 2024 to August 2024 | 74 | | September 2024 to February 2025 |
| 25 | | March 2025 to August 2025 | 75 | | September 2025 to February 2026 |
| 26 | | March 2026 to August 2026 | 76 | | September 2026 to February 2027 |
| 27 | | March 2027 to August 2027 | 77 | | September 2027 to February 2028 |
| 28 | | March 2028 to August 2028 | 78 | | September 2028 to February 2029 |
| 29 | | March 2029 to August 2029 | 79 | | September 2029 to February 2030 |
| 30 | | March 2030 to August 2030 | 80 | | September 2030 to February 2031 |
| 31 | | March 2031 to August 2031 | 81 | | September 2031 to February 2032 |
| 32 | | March 2032 to August 2032 | 82 | | September 2032 to February 2033 |
| 33 | | March 2033 to August 2033 | 83 | | September 2033 to February 2034 |
| 34 | | March 2034 to August 2034 | 84 | | September 2034 to February 2035 |
| 35 | | March 2035 to August 2035 | 85 | | September 2035 to February 2036 |
| 36 | | March 2036 to August 2036 | 86 | | September 2036 to February 2037 |
| 37 | | March 2037 to August 2037 | 87 | | September 2037 to February 2038 |
| 38 | | March 2038 to August 2038 | 88 | | September 2038 to February 2039 |
| 39 | | March 2039 to August 2039 | 89 | | September 2039 to February 2040 |
| 40 | | March 2040 to August 2040 | 90 | | September 2040 to February 2041 |
| 41 | | March 2041 to August 2041 | 91 | | September 2041 to February 2042 |
| 42 | | March 2042 to August 2042 | 92 | | September 2042 to February 2043 |
| 43 | | March 2043 to August 2043 | 93 | | September 2043 to February 2044 |
| 44 | | March 2044 to August 2044 | 94 | | September 2044 to February 2045 |
| 45 | | March 2045 to August 2045 | 95 | | September 2045 to February 2046 |
| 46 | | March 2046 to August 2046 | 96 | | September 2046 to February 2047 |
| 47 | | March 2047 to August 2047 | 97 | | September 2047 to February 2048 |
| 48 | | March 2048 to August 2048 | 98 | | September 2048 to February 2049 |
| 49 | | March 2049 to August 2049 | 99 | | September 2049 to February 2050 |
